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New Zealand
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Department of Conservation weighs up Cathedral Cove options
42 minutes agoFor walking access to the beach, three options were under consideration.
Kiwi turns up in suburban back yard - I didn't expect it to be that large'
NZ Fashion Week cancelled for 2024 due to economic downturn
Pacific
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Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands Prime Minister
3:07 pm todayJeremiah Manele has been elected prime minister of Solomon Islands polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale.
Kiribati's Sir Ieremia Tabai scathing about decision to deport Australian-born judge
Tonga volcano continues to generate research - two years after eruption
Sport
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Farm life helps shape new Black Fern
Hannah King is one of three new faces in the Black Ferns squad for 2024.
NZ Rugby governance reform: Board and provincial unions to go head-to-head
The answer to the Crusaders problems? Get Razor to pick their 10
Politics
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Green MP apologises for 'intimidating' exchange in Parliament
7:35 am todayJulie Anne Genter rose from her seat and walked across the chamber to confront a National MP.
Over $300K spent on slushy syrup and maintaining machines for prison staff
Winston Peters still trying to find out what Aukus Pillar 2 is about
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 2343 new cases, 11 further deaths
29 Apr 2024Canterbury had the highest number of reported active cases with 399, followed by Capital and Coast with 217.
Covid-19 update: 2383 new cases, 21 further deaths
Long Covid sufferers scared they'll face penalties under government benefit reset
World
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New Solomon Islands prime minister elected
2:19 pm todayJeremiah Manele's victory signals a return of the incumbent government formerly headed by Manasseh Sogavare.
US campus protests: Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp in LA, 300 arrests in NY
Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after rape conviction overturned
Comment & Analysis
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The unemployment rate, explained
1 May 2024Unemployment has risen to 4.3 percent, but what does it mean and how is it calculated?
Luxon’s leadership test: what would it take to win back unimpressed NZ voters?
Seal pups and penguin chicks exposed to more UV in Antarctica
Local Democracy Reporting
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What is Local Democracy Reporting?
31 May 2021Find out more about the scheme and how to become a host newsroom or accredited media partner.
Mount Maunganui’s poor air quality forces rethink of industrial sites
‘Monumental’: Funding secured to fix and reopen Rotorua Museum
In Depth
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Stop 'lazily categorising people by race' - Seymour
The ACT leader rails against "lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race" in latest episode of RNZ's new in depth interview show.
30 with Guyon: Roseanne Liang
How the coalition plans to replace the quickly scrapped Māori Health Authority
Te Ao Māori
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National first introduced piece of legislation it now seeks to repeal - Jackson
30 Apr 2024A Waitangi Tribunal inquiry report has warned government that a repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act could cause harm to children in care.
Ministry of Māori Development proposes to cut 38 positions
Low measles vaccination rates for Māori blamed on cyclone, pandemic
Business
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Wynyard bridge closure: 'These are peoples' livelihoods at risk'
9:56 am todayBusinesses in the area of downtown Auckland are reporting a drop in turnover so large they don't have the funds to pay staff. Audio
Government to tweak Building Act to make building a home easier
Renters and realtors upset at scrapping of bill to regulate property managers
Country
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Farmers disappointed as Alliance asks for help to raise capital
1 May 2024Sheep and beef farmer Greg Anderson says it is a "terrible time" for Alliance to ask, given struggles in the industry.
Growth in farm worker salaries 'impressive' - Federated Farmers
Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor steps down
Environment
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Cleaning up an entire coastline - alone
30 Apr 2024Melissa Lieser plans to walk 33km to clean up every beach from Ōwhiro Bay to Oriental Bay.
Drinking water standard for nitrate needs review - Canterbury public health expert
'Quite a big creature': Kiwi bird surprises sawmill workers near Whangārei
Media & Technology
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Media problems grew 'too fast' - Melissa Lee
30 Apr 2024The former media minister says she may have been "a little slow" in reacting to dramatic changes.
Time running out for NZ's copper phone network
An American journalist read her own obituary online, and soon discovered the strange world of obit pirates
Identity
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Aya Al-Chalabi: 'Ramadan is a re-set'
9 Apr 2024A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.
Meet the Samoan chemical engineer-turned film maker
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
IndoNZ
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Workplace tensions simmer over local and migrant pay rates
Workers are finding out their overseas colleagues are being paid more, with companies and lawyers saying it is brewing discontent in the workplace.
45 seconds of terror: $1m worth of gems, gold stolen in brazen jewel store raid
Chewing over the South Asian fascination with paan in New Zealand
RNZ中文
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新西兰是否加入AUKUS?外长:距离做决定还很远
12:04 pm todayWinston Peters在周三晚间的演讲中回应了对AUKUS的一些批评,并解释了联合政府在AUKUS第二支柱项目上的当前立场。
同工不同酬,本地雇员薪资水平低于海外雇员引发职场紧张情绪
奥克兰机场简化安检流程,检查随身包无需把电脑和液体物品拿出来了